Railways in Asia
Currently, there are no operational narrow-gauge railways in Uzbekistan. The last one, Children’s railway in Tashkent, was closed in 2017. Children’s railway in Tashkent – the idea of building a children’s railway in Baku emerged in August 1936 and it was approved. The first stage of the railway line was completed in 1940. S-shaped line …
Currently, there are no operational narrow-gauge railways in Azerbaijan. There was an interesting children’s railway in Baku and less-known children’s railway in Nakhichevan. Children’s railway in Baku – the idea of building a children’s railway in Baku emerged in 1945. Already the following year, the plan to construction of the railway was approved, and it …
In the past, there were fourteen children’s railways in Kazakhstan. Currently, there is probably only one narrow-gauge railway in Kazakhstan in operation. Children’s railway in Almaty was closed in 1997. The railway is abandoned. Scenic children’s railway in Astana was closed and dismantled in 2002. Children’s railway in Pavlodar was closed six years later – …
Train travel in Kazakhstan is surprisingly comfortable, especially if you travel by long-distance trains between major cities. A large part of the railway rolling fleet has been refurbished and replaced in recent years. Some connections are served by modern, air-conditioned Talgo trainsets. International transport corridors between China and Europe cross the territory of Kazakhstan, so …
Train travel in Iraq is currently possible on the route Baghad – Basra. The first railway in Iraq was opened in 1914. The line with total length of 123 km connected Bagdad and Samarra and it was built to 1435 mm gauge. After United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq in 2003 the railway …
Train travel in Israel is comfortable and is the best way to travel between major cities. Israel has a modern railway network that connects its major cities. In October 2019, a high-speed railway line connecting Jerusalem with Ben Gurion Airport and further with Tel Aviv was put into operation. Trains in Israel are operated by …
There are no passenger trains in Lebanon. In the past, railway in Lebanon functioned very well. Traces of its heyday still remain to this day but many carriages, locomotives and elements of infrastructure were badly damaged during the civil war in 1970s. The last operational routes ended for economic reasons in the 1990s. At its …
Train travel in India is an adventure. Trains in India are the primary mode of transportation – often overcrowded but you can observe everyday life of locals. The Indian railway network is the fourth longest in the world. Further expansion is underway. State-owned Indian Railways launches over 13,000 passenger trains and over 8,000 freight trains …
Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo. In the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, there is no railway. However, the Malaysian part of Borneo has an interesting railway, very popular among tourists. The railway line starts in Tanjung Aru near Kota Kinabalu and leads to the city …
Currently, there are no passenger trains in Brunei. Only one railway in Brunei is an industrial 1533 mm gauge railway for the transfer of personnel and equipment to the platform, which is 4 km away from the coastline, at which tankers can be filled with LNG. The pier railway was constructed in 1970s. There are …